Cerro Picacho
Cerro Picacho rises to 3,136 m in New Mexico. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Loring Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. High Road to Taos passes 11 miles off. 127 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Mora County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49019556, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,136 m
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 40.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 17.4 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 15.8 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 11 mi
127 named places within 25 miles
- Holman Hill: 3.6 mi
- La Cueva Peak: 4.7 mi
- The Knob: 4.9 mi
- Cerro del Oso: 5.2 mi
- Los Hornos: 6.4 mi
- Desiderio Valdez House Historic Site: 11.3 mi
- Daniel Cassidy House Historic Site: 11.3 mi
- Garcia House Historic Site: 11.3 mi
- John Doherty House Historic Site: 11.3 mi
- Mora Lounge: 11.3 mi
- Fort Burgwin: 13.7 mi
- Kiva: 16.5 mi
- Harding Mine: 20.8 mi
- Taos Plaza: 21.6 mi
- Kit Carson Cemetary: 21.6 mi
- Mora Little League Fields: 6.0 mi
- Coyote Creek State Park: 12.1 mi
- Ranchos Park: 19.0 mi
- Olympic Park: 20.0 mi
- Filemon Sanchez Fairground Park: 20.7 mi
- Cleveland Roller Mill Museum: 9.9 mi
- Lauriano Cordova Memorial Musuem: 14.2 mi
- Picuris Pueblo Museum Center: 16.5 mi
- Kit Carson Historic Museum: 21.6 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 21.6 mi
- Loring Spring: 0.8 mi
- Apache Springs: 10.1 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 17.3 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 22.8 mi
- Cienega Redonda Spring: 23.5 mi
- Red Horse: 21.1 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 21.6 mi
- Native Art: 23.1 mi
- Pecos Falls: 14.1 mi
- Quemado Falls: 15.2 mi
- La Vinateria: 19.1 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cerro Picacho. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Truchas Peak | SW 231° | 3,976 m | 15.6 mi |
| Truchas Peak | SW 228° | 3,975 m | 15.8 mi |
| North Truchas Peak | SW 230° | 3,956 m | 14.5 mi |
| Chimayosos Peak | SW 226° | 3,914 m | 13.8 mi |
| Jicarita Peak | WSW 240° | 3,904 m | 8.2 mi |
| Trouble | SW 214° | 3,847 m | 9.5 mi |
| Pecos Baldy | SW 222° | 3,806 m | 19.2 mi |
| Jicarilla Peak | WSW 239° | 3,805 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:12 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 55 | 47 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gascon, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904994 — Cerro Picacho, Taos County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357593168
Day trips start here
- Chimayó · 29 mi
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